Economic Indicators

As leaders land in Papua New Guinea for a Pacific Rim summit, the welcome mat is especially big for China's president.

Two unions have filed a lawsuit against Puerto Rico's government accusing it of mismanaging employee retirement accounts.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday, breaking a five-day losing streak for the market.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

The Federal Reserve says it will conduct a wide-ranging review next year of the strategies and tools it uses to achieve its congressionally mandated goals of maximum employment and price stability.

Walmart is reporting surging online sales, strong performances at established stores, and it's raising profit expectations for the year heading into the holiday shopping season.

Greek officials say lenders have agreed to scrap a major round of government funding cuts planned for next year after the country outperformed budget targets set to help protect public finances.

Even the most balanced investors have gotten knocked on their heels this year.

J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) on Thursday reported a loss of $151 million in its fiscal third quarter.

The International Monetary Fund says its Executive Board will meet in the "coming weeks" to discuss the failure of the Venezuelan government to provide updated figures on its troubled economy.

Britain's 2-day-old draft deal to leave the European Union is in danger of collapsing, increasing the likelihood of a disorderly, economically painful exit from the bloc next year.

Argentine lawmakers have approved an austerity budget for 2019 that cuts social spending and raises debt payments to meet conditions from the International Monetary Fund.

Sanders successfully pressured Amazon to raise its minimum wage.

US retail sales rose a solid 0.8 percent in October, led by strong sales of autos, appliances.

Most Asian stock markets gained Thursday after Wall Street fell and Britain's Cabinet endorsed a draft agreement to leave the European Union.

China's Commerce Ministry says high-level trade talks between Beijing and Washington have resumed.

Energy companies led U.S. stocks broadly higher in early trading Wednesday, wiping out some of the market's losses from a day earlier.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the U.S. economy is performing well but he's eyeing potential risks ahead.

Virginia regularly awards grants, tax breaks and other goodies to businesses that move to the state or expand their operations, sometimes even for small projects that produce just a dozen or so jobs.

The U.S. Senate has approved a new policy on ships that dump ballast water in coastal ports and the Great Lakes, a practice blamed for spreading invasive species that damage the environment and the economy.